Frisky Dingo: "The Issues" Advance Review

Killface and Xander Crews start their campaign war.

Anybody still questioning whether Frisky Dingo is in fact the funniest program on [adult swim] right now will not have to look any further than this week's hilarious episode "The Issues." Fans of the series and new-comers alike will get a comedic charge out of the offensive and witty dialogue which as made Frisky Dingo such an underground hit. While the previous two episodes of this season have only given us a taste of what was to come, this week's episode blows the doors right open and brings on the Killface/Xander Crews presidential campaign.

Fans of Xander Crew's character will be happy to know that this week, Crews is back in cocky billionaire mode, as he runs on the Republican ticket for President. While last week had Frisky Dingo's best character subdued with an off-beat story about Xander's downfall, this week Crews is back in charge - making bad decisions and distasteful comments left and right. Starting with Xander's idea to stop immigration - an overpass from Mexico to Canada (which he calls by a name which I won't use in this review) - this episode lets you know that the hard hitting political issues will be tackled this season only done in the most humorously wrong way possible. Fans of Xander's character will know that the series is in top form when Crews confronts the media (on his private jet) about educational reform - which degrades into Xander offering boob jobs to high school teachers and students alike.

Best file photo ever!

On the other hand we have the Democratic nominee for the President of the United States: Killface. In "The Issues" Killface has a smaller role, as he, Wendell, Dotty and Taqu'il spent most of the episode deciding how to best counter Crews' campaign. While we would normally expect more off-the-wall humor from the massive ex-super-villain, it was nice to see that he has his place within this season's storyline - as the grounded opponent to Xander's insane regiment. Also, the relationship between Killface and Taqu'il is very funny, as the rapper is the more politically minded of the two - which has plenty of potential for the rest of this season.

While we were laughing constantly throughout the whole episode, there was one scene in particular that we need to point out - which is the first scene with Xander Crews and Stan. This re-introduction to the Xander Crews character worked perfectly, as it didn't take more than ten seconds for Xander to spout out an ignorant and racist comment. Sure, a lot of what Crews says in this scene is extremely offensive, but as with all comedy, if it's funny it's funny - and this scene was hilarious. Now let's just hope that Xander really does bring Fred Dryer into his campaign!

What we enjoyed most about "The Issues" however, was the fact that it employed the offensive madcap humor which made many of us fans of the show in the first place. The balance of story, character and humor is what makes Frisky Dingo so great, and with this week's episode, we are now able to see just how great the rest of the second season can be - and with ten episodes left, that means that there is plenty for us to look forward to.